Friends on the BBoard....
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Topic: Friends on the BBoard....
Posted By: MartyW
Subject: Friends on the BBoard....
Date Posted: 9/29/06 at 2:43pm
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I am thrilled that at least there are now four of us from out theater who are regulars here on the discussion board.. All of the great discussions that happen here can only help our theater grow and learn. What did come to mind, and rather selfishly I have to admit, was that now I cant gripe and vent as readily as I might have in the past. That's not a real problem though, especially compared to the gains... They all have a lot of good things to say and now I'm not the only one who pipes up at a problem with "well, I saw this item on the Community Theater Green Room discussion board and..." I was just wondering, however, how frequent that is here.. Do many of you have fellow theater members who are regulars here????
------------- Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.." |
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Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 9/29/06 at 4:37pm
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Marty - I've read all of your posts from the past, and not once did I see you "griping" and "venting". But feel free to, as you know the rest of us will too! "Red" ------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
(cheesy smile)Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 9/29/06 at 4:42pm
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By the way, Marty.....make that 5 on this board (juror #3, brand new and guess who?) "Red" again ------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 9/29/06 at 5:05pm
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As far as I know I'm the only person from my area who regularly visits. For all I know I'm the only one from Maine. Maybe they are here incognito so they can gripe and vent. Hmmm.........come to think of it, POB looks like my last director wearing Groucho glasses. Nah......He's too smart to be my last director. ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: POB14
Date Posted: 9/29/06 at 10:06pm
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And no, as far as I know I don't know anybody here IRL. ------------- POB Old Bugger, Curmudgeon, and Antisocial B**tard |
Posted By: suzecue1
Date Posted: 9/30/06 at 9:14am
A fellow CT member led me to this site by copying a post and the replies of interest to me, but I don't believe he is a member here. He should be! I enjoy this forum so much, I feel like I am hoarding a good thing!  I think I will do the same and try to generate some new members from our CT group. Can't hurt!  ------------- Sue ***** So many hats.....so few heads! |
Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 9/30/06 at 10:05am
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CastMe, I'm from Maine too. Linda |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 9/30/06 at 11:45am
Hi Linda. Most Mainers won't speak to me as I am "from away"  Glad to hear I'm not alone here in Vacationland ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: Playwright
Date Posted: 9/30/06 at 2:40pm
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Hardly a day goes by without me checking in at least once a day. More often than not I read all the new posts that come in at least three or four times a day. I love this forum and hope it carries on!!!!
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Posted By: Gaafa
Date Posted: 9/30/06 at 10:52pm
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Marty they reckon there is only 6? of separation between each other in the world. This theory does holds up some what, as I am aquatinted with one other member here on this forum, who I have yet to have the pleasure of speaking with directly. Although we have both previously conversed separately with a mutual friend, who sadly is not with us any longer. Thus it is plausible that we may actually share acquaintances with others on this forum. However this would be some what 174? out of wack in my case! But you never know, I might be actually a lost 174th cousin removed with POB &/or others here? As my McCabe ancestors were Galloglasses [Gaeil?glach - mercenaries] to mainly the O?Rielly clan, who are apparently a Sept of the O?brians (O?Brien). Thus we seem to share a base heritage originally with the Picts of Scandinavia. So besides the Net connection it may only be a few degrees after all? ------------- Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |
Posted By: Aimee
Date Posted: 10/02/06 at 1:44pm
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I do believe I am the only one in my immediate area on this board, though I talk about it all the time I am with Playwright, I check in regularly to see what's new and what new ideas are out there I might be able to use By the Way POB, when is the next TUABHD meeting? I'm being driven crazy by this director! Aimee
------------- Aimee |
(I'm in Illinois)
Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 10/02/06 at 2:42pm
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No really, I am very happy to have all my theater family here with.... I know I learn a lot and I'm sure they will too... (And they have a lot to share as well!) Besides, I told most of them and continue to share with all, what a great recource this is...
Bonnie... I didn't see Twelve... Who was number three? Welcome anyway! (ps Red, you should have seen some of my gripes before the board crashed last year!!) (Or was that on another board.. ) Lol
------------- Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.." |
Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 10/02/06 at 3:08pm
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Marty: Oh, darn. You blew my cover....now everyone knows my real name! Juror number three is the guy I live with! "Red" ------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 10/02/06 at 3:36pm
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Does Steve know???????? ------------- Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.." |
Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 10/02/06 at 4:23pm
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Not unless you tell him.....or until he reads these posts!
------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
Posted By: POB14
Date Posted: 10/03/06 at 1:00pm
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Aye, sure'n I knew ye were a clansman, Joey me lad! So now I get to tell this joke. Little Irishman sitting at this bar. Hears another guy down the bar order a Guinness, and he asks the guy, "Sure, now, I couldn't help but hear yer accent . . . would ya happen to be from Ireland?" "That I am, that I am, and yourself?" "Myself also, from what county and city, if I may ask? "From the County Cork, from Crosshaven City, I am." "You never! I'm from County Cork, Crosshaven City!" "You're not! From what parish?" "From good old St. Agnes parish, indeed." "Faith, and am I not from St. Agnes as well! When did yous leave?" "In nineteen and seventy-five." "Saints be praised! We left there in nineteen and seventy-five as well!" Now another guy hears bits of this conversation, and asks the bartender what's going on over there. "Aw, nothin', that's just the O'Malley twins getting drunk again."
------------- POB Old Bugger, Curmudgeon, and Antisocial B**tard |
Posted By: POB14
Date Posted: 10/03/06 at 1:02pm
Where in IL exactly? PM me if you want. TUABHD is a state of mind . . . wherever two or three are gathered in its name, there it will be! ------------- POB Old Bugger, Curmudgeon, and Antisocial B**tard |
Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 10/03/06 at 5:21pm
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Been meaning to ask.....anyone else out there from Ohio (besides me and my 5 cohorts)? ------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
Posted By: kiwiholly
Date Posted: 10/04/06 at 4:18am
| Not as far as I know (having only just joined myself). I THINK I'm probably the only Kiwi here, let alone the only one from my company...anyone else from Christchurch...helloooo!? |
Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 10/04/06 at 9:31am
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Christie Thomas (sp) is on here somewhere I think Red... She responded to one of my posts last year.. ------------- Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.." |
Posted By: Shatcher
Date Posted: 10/05/06 at 3:54pm
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Don't think I have ever seen another from Nebraska here, although I am from Chicago!! I live in NE Anyone else from NE? |
Posted By: Playwright
Date Posted: 10/05/06 at 9:07pm
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I'm Canadian. I live in the GTA (Greater Toronto area). Far enough away (an hours' drive) to not be part of Toronto but close enough to have rights yanked for shows if a professional company is doing the same show in the same time slot. NOW, unless it's a family member they've come to see- we have never had a large contingent of audience members from Toronto come to see see one of the shows here in my home town. My hubby has American ancestors on both sides of his family. There is quite a large are of Pennsylvania that was settled originally by his ancestors. There's even have a road name after his ancestors. |
Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 10/06/06 at 12:30pm
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Are there any other members of OCTA here???? (besides you Patrick and Diva) ooops and Juror 3 ------------- Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.." |
Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 12:34am
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Oops who's this crazy Patrick guy? ------------- Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse |
Posted By: Nanette
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 12:06pm
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I'm signing in from Iowa. Anyone else from the breadbelt? ------------- In a world of margarine, be butter! |
Posted By: Juror #3
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 2:39pm
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Hey CastMe and Linda S, How active is community theatre in your splendid state? Red Diva and I have visited there several times (along the coast up to Bar Harbor) and will get back as soon as we can. ------------- Juror #3 |
Posted By: Playwright
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 4:58pm
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Hey Nanette, My oldest son's girlfriend is from Iowa. She's staying with us now. We live near Toronto so she's a long way from home. She's going home at the end of the month and then in January will come back for a 6 month stay. She's waiting for my son to pop the question. |
Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 5:16pm
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Hi Juror #3, Community theater is alive and well here in Southern Maine. There are community theaters of all shapes and sizes from professionally run to run by the seat of their pants. If you want to see a communty theater production on any weekend of the year I would guess that you could do that without driving too far. We are little spread out here in Maine. I am constantly amazed by the quality of theater that is done in little tucked away towns all over the state. I try to see as much as I can. I have tickets to 9 productions in the next 4 weeks and I am not driving more then hour to see any of them. Some of these are professional companies and touring companies, but most are community theater. There is also a great theater program at The University of Southern Maine. They just did a stellar performance of Equus. I was blown away by it. When I travel I love to go to community theaters in other places.The next time you are driving up the Maine Coast let me know, and I will fill you in on what is playing the area. Linda |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 5:29pm
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Hello Juror #3. We're just about due east of Bar Harbor and there are a number of well-established CT's in Belfast, Skowhegen, Waterville and Hallowell. Waterville has two and we (my wife and I) have participated in nearly twenty productions between the two of us. As you move farther south, nearer to Portland where the population increases, so too do the number of CT's with some professional companies thrown in. Let us know the next time you plan a visit and we'll let you know what's shaking. My wife (Greenroom member, and number 1000 I might add) A-M-K and I would love to meet and do the dinner and theater thing with you and the Diva. ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 6:10pm
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CastMe, I've got some good friends who do theater in Belfast and the Waterville / Skowhegan area. You do some good theater up that way. Linda |
Posted By: eveharrington
Date Posted: 10/20/06 at 7:46pm
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Boy I'm glad you guys are happy, the fact that you don't know who I am is most of the appeal to this board for me. There truly are no stupid questions now! I do know that there's a couple other people from Illinois here though, I like to know whats going on near me. ------------- "If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights." |
Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 10/21/06 at 10:52pm
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Hey, Iowa! I'll bet my Iowa CT is in a smaller town than yours! |
Posted By: bovious
Date Posted: 10/23/06 at 12:48pm
| As a newbie, I'm concerned about people I know reading my gripes here. That's why I'm going to make sure that if I have a problem and want to post it here, I will be sure to mention it to the people involved before doing so. That way I at least know their side. |
Posted By: red diva
Date Posted: 10/23/06 at 3:47pm
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MartyW, PJDavis, Juror #3, and I know each other's opinions, gripes, and foibles pretty well. I'd be surprised if any of us posted anything that was shocking or new to the other 3. We have some pretty spirited discussions at the Playhouse ( But, yes, I understand your appreciation of the anonymity the Board offers. If the three of us hadn't recognized each other's screen names and issues, I guess we would all still be anonymous! And the interesting thing is.....by reading their posts, I'm discovering that we actually agree on more things than I realized! ------------- "I've worked long and hard to earn the right to be called Diva!" |
) and pretty much know where each of us stands.Posted By: Nanette
Date Posted: 10/24/06 at 8:44am
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Hey Kathy S ... is there really a town smaller than Lime Springs? (population 484 ... no grocery stores, but we do have 3 bars!) ------------- In a world of margarine, be butter! |
Posted By: eveharrington
Date Posted: 10/24/06 at 2:26pm
 I've done quite a bit of driving around the country on two lanes and EVERY town, no matter how small, has at least one church and one bar ------------- "If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights." |
Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 10/25/06 at 12:39am
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Rowan has no grocery store. No bar. It has a church and a heck of a community theatre... We are outsiders and fell in love with the old school gymnasium here and just had to have it as a theatre. The building belongs to the community and we rent it from them. We have made extensive improvements to the building and in fact have probably saved it from ruin. The town has a population of 218 and our theatre seats 191 ! Most of us are from a couple of the neighboring towns. While I don't recommend this as a model situation, it is working for us. Probably just about anything CAN work if you have a good core group of people who want it bad enough to make it work! |
Posted By: Nanette
Date Posted: 10/26/06 at 8:50am
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Okay Kathy S ... you win for small town Iowa! I guess the 27 people who don't get seats to a show Rowan are acting/teching in your shows? ------------- In a world of margarine, be butter! |
Posted By: castMe
Date Posted: 10/26/06 at 5:33pm
I LOVE THAT !! ------------- Investigate. Imagine. Choose. |
Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 10/27/06 at 11:51pm
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We're getting a Mexican restaurant in town next month! |
Posted By: jdlewallen
Date Posted: 1/19/07 at 11:38pm
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Wow....any other Texas people lurking around here? Far West Texas here.... Never thought I would think of Nebraska as "close"!!.... |
Posted By: Ken W
Date Posted: 2/08/07 at 11:38am
| I should read this more often. I'm from Iowa and very near Nebraska. Our theater seats 120 on a good day. |